Yuka Tomoe
University of Tokushima
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American Journal of Physiology-renal Physiology | 2009
Hiroko Segawa; Akemi Onitsuka; Junya Furutani; Ichiro Kaneko; Fumito Aranami; Natsuki Matsumoto; Yuka Tomoe; Masashi Kuwahata; Mikiko Ito; Mitsuru Matsumoto; Minqi Li; Norio Amizuka; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
Hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria (HHRH) is a rare autosomal recessively inherited disorder, characterized by hypophosphatemia, short stature, rickets and/or osteomalacia, and secondary absorptive hypercalciuria. HHRH is caused by a defect in the sodium-dependent phosphate transporter (NaPi-IIc/Npt2c/NPT2c), which was thought to have only a minor role in renal phosphate (P(i)) reabsorption in adult mice. In fact, mice that are null for Npt2c (Npt2c(-/-)) show no evidence for renal phosphate wasting when maintained on a diet with a normal phosphate content. To obtain insights and the relative importance of Npt2a and Npt2c, we now studied Npt2a(-/-)Npt2c(+/+), Npt2a(+/-)Npt2c(-/-), and Npt2a(-/-)Npt2c(-/-) double-knockout (DKO). DKO mice exhibited severe hypophosphatemia, hypercalciuria, and rickets. These findings are different from those in Npt2a KO mice that show only a mild phosphate and bone phenotype that improve over time and from the findings in Npt2c KO mice that show no apparent abnormality in the regulation of phosphate homeostasis. Because of the nonredundant roles of Npt2a and Npt2c, DKO animals showed a more pronounced reduction in P(i) transport activity in the brush-border membrane of renal tubular cells than that in the mice with the single-gene ablations. A high-P(i) diet after weaning rescued plasma phosphate levels and the bone phenotype in DKO mice. Our findings thus showed in mice that Npt2a and Npt2c have independent roles in the regulation of plasma P(i) and bone mineralization.
Journal of The American Society of Nephrology | 2009
Hiroko Segawa; Akemi Onitsuka; Masashi Kuwahata; Etsuyo Hanabusa; Junya Furutani; Ichiro Kaneko; Yuka Tomoe; Fumito Aranami; Natsuki Matsumoto; Mikiko Ito; Mitsuru Matsumoto; Minqi Li; Norio Amizuka; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
Primary renal inorganic phosphate (Pi) wasting leads to hypophosphatemia, which is associated with skeletal mineralization defects. In humans, mutations in the gene encoding the type IIc sodium-dependent phosphate transporter lead to hereditary hypophophatemic rickets with hypercalciuria, but whether Pi wasting directly causes the bone disorder is unknown. Here, we generated Npt2c-null mice to define the contribution of Npt2c to Pi homeostasis and to bone abnormalities. Homozygous mutants (Npt2c(-/-)) exhibited hypercalcemia, hypercalciuria, and elevated plasma 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) levels, but they did not develop hypophosphatemia, hyperphosphaturia, renal calcification, rickets, or osteomalacia. The increased levels of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D(3) in Npt2c(-/-) mice compared with age-matched Npt2c(+/+) mice may be the result of reduced catabolism, because we observed significantly reduced expression of renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D-24-hydroxylase mRNA but no change in 1alpha-hydroxylase mRNA levels. Enhanced intestinal absorption of calcium (Ca) contributed to the hypercalcemia and increased urinary Ca excretion. Furthermore, plasma levels of the phosphaturic protein fibroblast growth factor 23 were significantly decreased in Npt2c(-/-) mice. Sodium-dependent Pi co-transport at the renal brush border membrane, however, was not different among Npt2c(+/+), Npt2c(+/-), and Npt2c(-/-) mice. In summary, these data suggest that Npt2c maintains normal Ca metabolism, in part by modulating the vitamin D/fibroblast growth factor 23 axis.
American Journal of Physiology-renal Physiology | 2010
Yuka Tomoe; Hiroko Segawa; Kazuyo Shiozawa; Ichiro Kaneko; Rieko Tominaga; Etsuyo Hanabusa; Fumito Aranami; Junya Furutani; Shoji Kuwahara; Sawako Tatsumi; Mitsutu Matsumoto; Mikiko Ito; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
In the present study, we evaluated the roles of type II and type III sodium-dependent P(i) cotransporters in fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) activity by administering a vector encoding FGF23 with the R179Q mutation (FGF23M) to wild-type (WT) mice, Npt2a knockout (KO) mice, Npt2c KO mice, and Npt2a(-/-)Npt2c(-/-) mice (DKO mice). In Npt2a KO mice, FGF23M induced severe hypophosphatemia and markedly decreased the levels of Npt2c, type III Na-dependent P(i) transporter (PiT2) protein, and renal Na/P(i) transport activity. In contrast, in Npt2c KO mice, FGF23M decreased plasma phosphate levels comparable to those in FGF23M-injected WT mice. In DKO mice with severe hypophosphatemia, FGF23M administration did not induce an additional increase in urinary phosphate excretion. FGF23 administration significantly decreased intestinal Npt2b protein levels in WT mice but had no effect in Npt2a, Npt2c, and DKO mice, despite marked suppression of plasma 1,25(OH)(2)D(3) levels in all the mutant mice. The main findings were as follow: 1) FGF23-dependent phosphaturic activity in Npt2a KO mice is dependent on renal Npt2c and PiT-2 protein; 2) in DKO mice, renal P(i) reabsorption is not further decreased by FGF23M, but renal vitamin D synthesis is suppressed; and 3) downregulation of intestinal Npt2b may be mediated by a factor(s) other than 1,25(OH)(2)D(3). These findings suggest that Npt2a, Npt2c, and PiT-2 are necessary for the phosphaturic activity of FGF23. Thus complementary regulation of Npt2 family proteins may be involved in systemic P(i) homeostasis.
Bone | 2009
Hiroko Segawa; Fumito Aranami; Ichiro Kaneko; Yuka Tomoe; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
The renal type II Na/Pi cotransporters, Na/Pi-IIa and Na/Pi-IIc, are expressed in the brush border membrane (BBM) of the renal proximal tubule cells. Because it has long been thought that Na/Pi-IIa alone can regulate the reabsorption of phosphate in the proximal renal tubules, Na/Pi-IIc has not been paid much attention by the renal research community. Recent studies, however, have identified Na/Pi-IIc mutations as the defective cause of hereditary hypophosphatemic rickets with hypercalciuria (HHRH). This finding indicates that Na/Pi-IIc has a rather important role in renal Pi reabsorption and bone mineralization, and that it may be a key determinant of plasma Pi concentrations in humans. Studies of Na/Pi-IIc mice indicate that Na/Pi-IIc is necessary for normal calcium homeostasis, but its role in the regulation of Pi metabolism and bone physiology may be different from that in HHRH patients. Of note, Na/Pi-IIc KO mice display abnormal vitamin D regulation without hypophosphatemia or hyperphosphaturia. Thus, Na/Pi-IIc may be involved in regulating renal vitamin D synthesis in the proximal tubular cells. The identification of proteins that interact with Na/Pi-IIc is an important area of future research. The physiologic roles of Na/Pi-IIa and Na/Pi-IIc require future elucidation.
American Journal of Physiology-renal Physiology | 2007
Hiroko Segawa; Setsuko Yamanaka; Yasue Ohno; Akemi Onitsuka; Kazuyo Shiozawa; Fumito Aranami; Junya Furutani; Yuka Tomoe; Mikiko Ito; Masashi Kuwahata; Akihiro Imura; Yo-ichi Nabeshima; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
American Journal of Physiology-renal Physiology | 2007
Hiroko Segawa; Setsuko Yamanaka; Akemi Onitsuka; Yuka Tomoe; Masashi Kuwahata; Mikiko Ito; Yutaka Taketani; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry | 2008
Masashi Kuwahata; Tomoyo Yoshimura; Yukiko Sawai; Saki Amano; Yuka Tomoe; Hiroko Segawa; Sawako Tatsumi; Mikiko Ito; Sonoko Ishizaki; Chiori Ijichi; Ichiro Sonaka; Tatsuzo Oka; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta | 2007
Masashi Kuwahata; Yuka Tomoe; Nagakatsu Harada; Saki Amano; Hiroko Segawa; Sawako Tatsumi; Mikiko Ito; Tatsuzo Oka; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta | 2004
Masashi Kuwahata; Yasuko Kuramoto; Yuka Tomoe; Emi Sugata; Hiroko Segawa; Mikiko Ito; Tatsuzo Oka; Ken-ichi Miyamoto
Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology | 2008
Masashi Kuwahata; Yasuko Kuramoto; Yukiko Sawai; Saki Amano; Yuka Tomoe; Hiroko Segawa; Sawako Tatsumi; Mikiko Ito; Yukiko Kobayashi; Yasuhiro Kido; Tatsuzo Oka; Ken-ichi Miyamoto